Transurethral electrovaporization of the prostate: Is it any better than standard transurethral prostatectomy? 5-Year follow-up

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-82

  Nuhoǧlu, Baris ^a,b   Ayyildiz, Ali ^a   Fidan, Vecihi ^a   Ersoy, Erim ^a   Huri, Emre ^a   Germiyanoǧlu, Cankon ^a  

^a Rep Turkey Min Hlth Ankara T   (Turkey)

^b SBAnkara Egitim ve Arastirma Hast   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TRANSURETHRAL ELECTROVAPORIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROFLOWMETRY;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 14944342224     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.79     Document Type: Article

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